1. Beijing, referred to as "Beijing".

2. Tianjin, referred to as "Tianjin".

3. Hebei Province, referred to as "Ji".

4. Shanxi Province, referred to as "Jin".

5. Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, referred to as "Mongolia".

6. Liaoning Province, referred to as "Liao".

7. Jilin Province, referred to as "Ji".

8. Heilongjiang province, referred to as "black".

9. Shanghai, referred to as "Shanghai".

10. Jiangsu Province, referred to as "Su".

1 1. Zhejiang province, referred to as "Zhejiang".

12. Anhui province, referred to as "Anhui".

13. Fujian province, referred to as "Fujian".

14. Jiangxi province, referred to as "Jiangxi".

15. Shandong Province, referred to as "Lu".

16. Henan province, referred to as "Yu".

17. Hubei Province, referred to as "Hubei".

18. Hunan Province, referred to as "Xiang".

19. Guangdong province, referred to as "Guangdong".

20. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, referred to as "Guangxi".

2 1. Hainan Province, referred to as "Qiong".

22. Sichuan Province, referred to as "Sichuan".

23. Guizhou Province, referred to as "Qian".

24. Yunnan Province, referred to as "Yunnan".

25. Xizang Autonomous Region, referred to as "Tibet".

26. Shaanxi Province, referred to as "Shaanxi".

27. Gansu Province, referred to as "Gan".

28. Qinghai Province, referred to as "Qing".

29. Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, referred to as "Ning".

30. Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, referred to as "New".

3 1. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

32. Macao Special Administrative Region, hereinafter referred to as "Macao".

33. Taiwan Province Province, referred to as "Taiwan Province".

In addition, there are four municipalities directly under the central government in China, namely, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing. The ranking depends on the time of its establishment.